Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1887-10-15

"Now hand thou over this foreign wolf, and
those who come to prey here with him, to the
doom of fire, for have they not committed the
deadly sin against the SUM- or, Nyieptha j
give thee war--red war! Ay. say to thet
That the path Of thy passion shall be markell
out by the blazing Of thy towns, and watered
with the blood of those who 'cleave to t!ee.
On thy head rest the burden of the deed, and
in thy ears ring the groans of the dying and
the cries of the widows and those who are left
fatherless forever and forever
A"I tell thee I will tear thee, Nyleptha the
White Queen, from thy throne, and thou shalt
be hurledfay, hurled, even from the topmost
stair Of the great way to the foot thereof, in
that thou hast covcrercd the name of the
house of him who built it with blach shame.
sud tell yc, strangers all save thou, Bong.
! wan, whom because thou di LIST mo service
will save alive il thou wilt leave these men
and follow me" (here poor Good shook his
head vigorously, and calculated, "Can't be
done," in English, ''that will wrap you in
sheets of gold and hang you yet alive in
chains from the four golden trumpets of the
four angels that fly east and west, and north
and south from the gddest pinnacles of the
temple, so that ye may be a token and warn
ing to the land. And as for thee, Incubu,
thou shalt die in yet another fashion that
N,yill not tell thee now"
y She ceased, painting for breath, for her pas
sion shock her like a storm, and a murmur,
partly OF horror and partly Of admiration,
ran through the hall. Then Nyleptha mn
swered calmly and with dignity. fftA
I'll would 1t become my place and dignity,
d sister, SO to speak as thou hast spoken, and
so to threat rs thou hast threatened. Yet if
thou wilt make war, then viii l strive to bear
up against thee; for il my hand seem soft,
yet shalt thou find it of iron when its grips
thine armies by the throat. Sorai5, fear
tia not. weep for that which thou vii
bring uron our people and thyself, but TO-
myself l say fear thee not. Yet thou,
who but yesterday didst strive to win my
lover and my lord from me, whom today
thou dost call foreign wolff to be thy
lover end thy lord" llere there was an i'm
meng3 sensation In the hail. "thou who but
last night as | have learned but since thou
didst enter here, didst creep like snake into
10y sleeping place--ay, even by secret way,
and woultlst have foully murdered me, thy
sister, as lay asleep
ct Is falsel it is false!" rang out Agon's
ar score of other voices. Ns
at is not false said /, producing the
',roken point of the dagger and holding itup.
"Whcre is the haft from which this flew.
S,oraistf
alt is not false" cried Good, determined at
last to act like n loyal man. Il took her bv
S'ae queens bed, and on my breast the dagger
broke
"Who is OIL my side" cried Sorais, shaking
nsr silver spear, for she saw that public
sympathy was turning against her. "What,
3ougwan, thou consent notg' she said ad-
y, Dressing Good, who was standing close to her,
Tin a low, concentrated voice. "Thou pala
souled fooll for reward thou shalt eat on;
thy heart with love of me ana not DO salts
fed, and thou highest have been my hus
band and king! AT least hold thee i'll chains
that cannot be broken. N
AWarl warl warl' she cried. "Herc with
my hand upon the sacred stone that shall en-
dugc, SO ruas the prophecy, till the Zu-Vcndi
set their neeks beneath the alien yoke, I de.
Clare war to the end. Who follows Sorais OF
sbhe Night 10 victory ard honcrN &
Instantly tho whole concourso began tc
break up in indescribable confusion. Many
present fastened to throw in their lot will
1.-THE Lady of the Night" but some cam,
from her following to us. Among the for
smer was an under officer OF Nylcptbas OWL
guard, who suddenly turned and made rul
for the doorway through which Sorais' people
wena already passing. Umslopogaas, who
was present and had taken the whole scent
in, seeing with admirable presence of mine
that If the soldier got away others woult
follow his example, seized the man, who drew
his sword and struck at him. Thereupon til,
Zulu sprang back with shout, and avoiding
the sword cuts began to peck at his foe witt
his terrible AK till in few seconds the man
fate overlook aim, and he fell with a clasl
heavily and quite dead upon the marble floor
Thiswas the Iirst blood spilled in the war
'Shut the gatesl" ! shouted, thinking tina
we might perhaps catch Sorais so. But tn
n order came too late, her guards were alread
y passing through them. and in another nlinut
the streets echoed with the furious gallopin
of horses and the rolling of chariots
So, drawing half the people after her, Sc
.raisswas soon passsag like whirlwind throug
1. the Browning City on her road to her heat
~ quarters at M'Arstuna, fortress situated Is
miles to the north of Milosis.
And after that the city was alive with ii
endless tramp Of regiments and the prepar'
tons for war, and old Umslopogaas ono
more began to sit in the sunshine and {
through a show Of Sharpening lnkosi kaa
razor edge.
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